Adjustable Bed Base Having Vibrating Motor In Pocket
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsJimmy L. Grimes, Jacob J. Neuenswander, William R. Rohr
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Abstract
An adjustable bed (10) includes an adjustable bed base (12) for supporting a mattress (14). The adjustable bed base (12) comprises an articulated deck (50) comprising head, seat, leg and foot deck boards (54, 56, 58, 58) hingedly joined together and supported from a frame (32). At least one of the support sections has an opening (72, 74) and a pocket (86) secured underneath the opening. Inside the pocket (86) is located a vibratory motor (100), the vibratory motor (100) being electrically coupled to a powered drive unit (66) for vibrating a portion of the adjustable bed (10).
Claims20
An adjustable bed base for supporting a mattress, said adjustable bed base comprising:
- a bed frame;
- an articulated mattress support platform comprising multiple support sections supported by the bed frame, at least one of the support sections having an opening;
- a pocket secured to a lower surface of said at least one of support sections, said pocket comprising first and second opposing panels, each of said first and second panels being secured to one another thereby forming a cavity;
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- a vibratory motor positioned in said cavity, said vibratory motor being electrically coupled to a powered drive unit.
An adjustable bed base for supporting a mattress, said adjustable bed base comprising:
- a bed frame;
- an articulated mattress support platform comprising multiple support sections supported by the bed frame, at least two of the support sections each having an opening;
- a pocket secured to each of said support sections having an opening, said pocket comprising first and second opposing panels, said first and second panels being secured to one another thereby forming a cavity;
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- a vibratory motor positioned in said cavity, said vibratory motor being electrically coupled to a powered drive unit.
A method of making an adjustable bed comprising:
- providing an adjustable bed base having an articulated mattress support platform comprising multiple support sections;
- securing a pocket to one of said mattress support sections, said pocket comprising first and second rectangular panels sewn together and defining a cavity within said pocket;
- inserting a vibratory motor into said pocket;
- and
- electrically coupling said vibratory motor to a drive unit of the adjustable bed base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.